Milt Gross (1895-1953) was born in Bronx, New York. He was a Yiddish dialect comic writer and cartoonist drawing various strips
for
Hearst's Evening Journal (1915-17), the
New York Evening World and
Sunday World (1923-31) and King Features Syndicate (1931-46). He was also a screenwriter for Republic Studios, wrote newspaper column
Dear Dollink and acted as an advisor for a radio show adaptation of his strip,
That's My Pop. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing clippings of his cartoons and newspaper columns, radio scripts, 8 original
drawings, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence (including fan letters), and ephemera.

Background

Born March 4, 1895 in Bronx, New York; Yiddish dialect comic writer and cartoonist; created his first daily comic strip in
1913; drew various strips for Hearst's Evening Journal (1915-17); drew strips and wrote weekly illustrated column for New York Evening World and Sunday World (1923-31), and King Features Syndicate (1931-46); lived in Hollywood during much of the 1920s, and moved permanently in 1932;
was a screenwriter for Republic Studios; wrote newspaper column Dear Dollink and acted as advisor for radio show adaptation
of his strip, That's My Pop; a heart attack in 1945 led Gross to greatly reduce his writing and drawing; died November 28, 1953.

Extent

4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
9 oversize boxes

Restrictions

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.